I always thought the word ‘woke’ was the simple past tense of wake, as in ‘I woke up and it was already late.’ Likewise, it has taken time t...

Christian Writers Downunder is a diverse group of writers, editors, bloggers, illustrators. As a group we support each other through our Fa...

The books and manuscripts have been read, the score sheets completed, and the totals calculated. That means it's time to announce our f...

  A traditionally published book = Value A quality self-published book = Value A homemade photocopied booklet = ? I’ve been thinking a...

The first weekend in June heralded WordFest Toowoomba 2022. Hosted at “ The Lighthouse ”, a fabulous initiative by local Toowoomba “Child Wr...

 Jo-Anne Berthelsen Soon after my first novel Hel é na was published in 2007, I became curious about where all those early copies would get...

 by Jeanette O'Hagan I don't know about you, but I've always struggled with words - that is in writing too many.   With essays a...

 I let go of my self-publishing dreams two years ago.  No doubt it was 2020, and COVID-19 was raging around the world, so my judgement may ...

By Charis Joy Jackson   I hate criticism. OK that’s not true, I used to dislike it, but now, I’ve discovered how much constructive criticism...